The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the deployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) to their respective geopolitical zones as part of efforts to strengthen operational effectiveness and improve security coordination across the country. The IGP announced this during the monthly conference with strategic senior officers […]
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WAEC Blames Protests, Fatal Crash For WASSCE Delays, Distruptions
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has attributed the delays and disruptions recorded during the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to a combination of security concerns, operational challenges and the tragic loss of key personnel. The examination body said the setbacks were largely caused by nationwide […]
Kogi School Bandit Attack: Obi warns targeting schools is direct assault on Nigeria’s future
The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has lamented another bandit attack on a school in Kogi State. Tension and grief engulfed the Iluke Bunu community in Kogi State on Wednesday following deadly bandit attack that reportedly claimed the life of the Vice Principal of […]
Retired Police Officers Reject Alleged Tinubu Ultimatum, Disown Ex-Officer Behind Protest
The Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has distanced itself from reports claiming that retired police personnel issued an 11-day ultimatum to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assent to the Police Pension Board Bill or face mass protests at the National Assembly. In […]
Anambra Govt Intensifies Ebola Preparedness, Calls for Statewide Awareness
The Anambra State Government has restated commitment to strengthening preparedness against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) following growing concerns over the ongoing regional outbreak in parts of Africa. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting with health partners in Awka, Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, emphasized the need for […]
Gov. Soludo Mourns Passing Of Distinguished Anambra, LT. Gen. Obiakor (Rtd)
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has expressed profound grief over the painful loss of a distinguished son of the State, Lieutenant General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor (Retired), OFR, who died on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 after a brief illness. In his condolence message signed by his Chief Press […]
ANSEC Meets, Plans To Introduce Public Properties Protection Law, Regulate Scrap Business
On June 8, 2026, the Soludo government’s second-term Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) met for the second time at the Light House, Awka, and made several significant decisions. A Press Release issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Value Reorientation, Dr Law Mefor, said the decisions include: ANSEC To […]
Omaliko Festival Aligns with Soludo’s Culture, Tourism Agenda – Mefor
Says Festival Now Baptised To Rreflect Modernity, Christain Values By Rose Oranye The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, Sunday, along with the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr. Udoji Amedu, attended the Omaliko Festival in his hometown, Abatete, Idemili North LGA. Speaking in […]
Tragedy As Gunmen Invade Kogi School, Kill Vice Principal, 6yr-old, One Other
Bandits reportedly invaded Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State, killing at least, three persons, including a vice principal and a 6-year-old child. The attack, which occurred at about 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 10th June, 2026, threw the community into mourning and heightened concerns over security […]
FirstPower Warns Against Trading, Building Under Or Close To High Tension, Power Lines
Warns that structures not at least, 5.5 metres away from power lines will be pulled down The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FirstPower) has warned that trading or constructing buildings under High Tension or electric power lines portends danger as one risks electrocution. The power distribution company gave the warning […]